Weymouth News

Braintree High School girls' lacrosse will take on Weymouth in the preliminary round of the MIAA Girls' Lacrosse South Division 1 playoffs on Monday, May 27 at 10 a.m. in Braintree.

A Maine man was sentenced today to two consecutive terms of 18 to 20 years behind bars, a punishment delayed for some 34 years because he fled Massachusetts after being convicted of kidnapping and raping three young women during the summer of 1978.

May 23, 2013...Consumers are rapidly accumulating a large number of digital photos and other important files.

The following is from the Office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey: Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey has recognized four Braintree Police Officers with 2013 Officer Robert P. Dana Awards for outstanding policing.

The state's new Health Policy Commission is moving forward with a cost and market impact review of Partners HealthCare System's plan to acquire South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, the first test of its ability to influence the ongoing hospital consolidation trend in Massachusetts.

Last weekend, the Comcast Center held their first two shows of the season when country singer Brad Paisley performed on May 17 and KISS 108 held their annual KISS Concert on May 18.

The director of operations for the Boston Society of New Jerusalem church and an author who wrote about accused-murderer James "Whitey" Bulger was arrested himself today after being indicted on a slew of federal charges including racketeering, RICO conspiracy, mail fraud, extortion and bribery, according federal prosecutors.

May 21, 2013...Digital interchangeable lens camera revenue hit the 50% of total U.S. digital camera market revenue mark in 2012.

May 16, 2013...Printed packaging and labels are critical to brand management for makers of consumer goods, so meeting the needs of brand owners is the core objective of the package and label printing market .

Steve Samuels, known for his development makeover of the neighborhood surrounding Boston's Fenway Park, has sold his Riverway Plaza shopping center in Weymouth.

Abington lawyer Donald Hart has been nominated by Governor Deval Patrick to be clerk magistrate for the Nantucket District Court, and was interviewed by the Governor's Council last Wednesday.

The Town Council will take up in the next few weeks an ordinance that would block medical marijuana dispensaries from coming to Braintree for a year while local officials use finalized state guidelines to create new zoning regulations.

Lara Williams, an eighth grade student at Fuller Middle School , created an original logo to represent the 2013 Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival for the Massachusetts educational Theatre Guild.

May 8, 2013... InfoTrends is pleased to announce the launch of a new multi-client study entitled Mobile Solutions & Services: Strategies Driving Market Adoption and Transformation .

May 02, 2013...InfoTrends has completed a new study entitled, Print on Demand: India , which sheds light on the current usage of print equipment in conjunction with digital applications, and on future requirements and trends in the on demand printing market in India.

Last week, Town Meeting members significantly lessened restrictions on leaf blowers and shot down a proposed bottled-water ban .

Editor's note: The following information is from police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns.

Michael Paul Ernst , 54, of 146 Main St., Clinton, was arrested at 8:46 p.m. by officers Edward Jeffrey, Earle Cadoret and Christopher Willoughby and charged with operating a vehicle after a license suspension, subsequent offense, attaching plates to a vehicle, operating an unregistered vehicle and operating an uninsured vehicle.

WEYMOUTH, Mass. - The state Civil Service Commission has upheld the firing of a Weymouth firefighter who was caught smoking.